Wanted sex offender from Massachusetts is captured near Lincoln Park in Jersey City

Michael O. Kelly, a registered sex offender in Massachusetts, was arrested in Jersey City at a home near Lincoln Park.

One of Massachusetts most wanted sex offenders was arrested near Lincoln Park in Jersey City by state and federal law enforcement this week, officials said today.

Michael O. Kelly, 34, of Boston, was arrested on Marcy Place by State Police and agents of the U.S. Marshals Service on Wednesday, based on information provided from the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, officials said.

Kelly is classified as a Level 3 offender by the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board and such offenders are considered the most likely to re-offend, officials said.
The felon was wanted on a fugitive-from-justice warrant for violating his probation in a 2000 conviction for incident assault and battery on a 5-year-old girl.

He was also wanted on warrants charging him with failure to register as a sex offender and motor vehicle violations, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Over the past eight months, Massachusetts State Troopers and U.S. Marshals working to find Kelly learned that he was traveling frequently between Atlanta, New Jersey and New York to avoid capture, officials said.

Massachusetts Trooper Colette Tamuleviz forwarded information about Kelly to police in those areas, leading to his arrest, officials said.

Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Howard Bell said Kelly appeared in Central Judicial Processing court following his arrest on Wednesday. Officials in Massachusetts said they are working on Kelly's extradition from New Jersey.